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Academy pupils told last year’s work was for nothing

Academy pupils told last year’s work was for nothing

29 April 2024

A secondary school is facing a backlash after teenagers were told their course was ending without a qualification at the end of it.

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‘They should pay a premium’: Kent’s second home owners to have council tax bills doubled

‘They should pay a premium’: Kent’s second home owners to have council tax bills doubled

29 April 2024

More than 7,500 second home owners in Kent are set to have their council tax bills doubled, but should they be made to pay a premium?

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Thug pummeled Good Samaritan’s face in ‘mindless’ pub toilet beating

Thug pummeled Good Samaritan’s face in ‘mindless’ pub toilet beating

29 April 2024

An innocent bystander was left with permanent scars after he bravely stepped in to save a stranger from a pub toilet beating.

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Channel crossings reach new record high

Channel crossings reach new record high

28 April 2024

Some 7,167 asylum-seekers have crossed the English Channel into Dover so far this new, a new record.

Work to transform ‘eyesore’ high street site into celebrity-loved restaurant underway

Work to transform ‘eyesore’ high street site into celebrity-loved restaurant underway

28 April 2024

Renovations have begun inside a former Dorothy Perkins, as a swanky restaurant chain looks to move into the city centre spot.

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Community ‘win’ as future of historic pub secured - for now

Community ‘win’ as future of historic pub secured - for now

28 April 2024

An historic pub described as “the heart of the village” which was forced to closed its doors this year could still yet fend off the bulldozers.

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Major Kent theatre moves closer to re-opening

Major Kent theatre moves closer to re-opening

28 April 2024

Theatre-lovers look set to return to a town centre auditorium following approved plans to replace its unsafe roof.

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Plans for 'countryside-wrecking' solar farm on huge 114-acre site thrown out

Plans for 'countryside-wrecking' solar farm on huge 114-acre site thrown out

28 April 2024

A project to build a 114-acre “countryside-wrecking” solar farm in rural east Kent has been axed after it was turned down by planning officers.

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‘They think I’ve nipped to the loo’: Youth worker stuns family with ‘surprise’ TV audition

‘They think I’ve nipped to the loo’: Youth worker stuns family with ‘surprise’ TV audition

28 April 2024

A youth worker from Kent surprised his family with an “emotional” audition on the primetime ITV show Britain’s Got Talent.

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Calls for ‘no-show’ police to act after spate of ‘TikTok-inspired’ catapult crimes

Calls for ‘no-show’ police to act after spate of ‘TikTok-inspired’ catapult crimes

28 April 2024

Residents say they have “lost faith” in the police’s ability to tackle low-level crime in one town amid rising reports of catapult-related incidents.

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Deli owner granted alcohol licence despite landlord’s ‘eviction threats’

Deli owner granted alcohol licence despite landlord’s ‘eviction threats’

28 April 2024

A delicatessen owner has won a battle to sell alcohol from her shop - despite her landlord allegedly threatening to evict her over the plans.

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Fight to stop Georgian street becoming ‘another HMO alley’

Fight to stop Georgian street becoming ‘another HMO alley’

28 April 2024

Battle lines have been drawn after campaigners accused developers of trying to turn a historic street into “another HMO alley”.

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‘It sounds like a gun going off 1,000 times an hour…’

‘It sounds like a gun going off 1,000 times an hour…’

28 April 2024

A clanging manhole cover in a busy town centre has been tormenting residents and traders for more than a month.

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School children protest over car park extension near green space

School children protest over car park extension near green space

27 April 2024

Pupils painted banners and played bongos to protest against their council’s plans to extend a town’s car park near their school.

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Rescue operation after ‘incident’ involving boat with asylum seekers

Rescue operation after ‘incident’ involving boat with asylum seekers

27 April 2024

A rescue operation took place this morning after an “incident” took place involving a small boats vessel carrying people seeking asylum.

Classic car returns to original garage for its 40th MOT

Classic car returns to original garage for its 40th MOT

27 April 2024

A 66-year-old car lover has returned to the same garage for four decades to get his much-loved classic car its annual check.

Hundreds queue to see best-selling author at Kent bookstore

Hundreds queue to see best-selling author at Kent bookstore

27 April 2024

Hundreds of people have been pictured queuing to see a best-selling author at Kent bookstore.

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The man walking to Ibiza because he ‘can't afford the flight’

The man walking to Ibiza because he ‘can't afford the flight’

27 April 2024

A man is walking from Manchester to Ibiza because he “can’t afford the flight”.

Kent castle owner: ‘We’re not party animals - I love a game of Scrabble’

Kent castle owner: ‘We’re not party animals - I love a game of Scrabble’

27 April 2024

A reality TV star who bought a Kent castle for half the asking price has told of her life at the historic site - and how business is now booming.

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New traffic fine powers used sparingly - but bus gate cameras on the way

New traffic fine powers used sparingly - but bus gate cameras on the way

27 April 2024

New powers for councils to enforce so-called moving traffic offences have been used sparingly to date - although new ANPR cameras could be on the way.

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